We have lost a husband, a father, a son, a brother, a dear friend, a patriot and a happy warrior.

Andrew lived boldly, so that we more timid souls would dare to live freely and fully, and fight for the fragile liberty he showed us how to love.

Andrew recently wrote a new conclusion to his book, Righteous Indignation:

I love my job. I love fighting for what I believe in. I love having fun while doing it. I love reporting stories that the Complex refuses to report. I love fighting back, I love finding allies, andfamouslyI enjoy making enemies.

Three years ago, I was mostly a behind-the-scenes guy who linked to stuff on a very popular website. I always wondered what it would be like to enter the public realm to fight for what I believe in. Ive lost friends, perhaps dozens. But Ive gained hundreds, thousandswho knows?of allies. At the end of the day, I can look at myself in the mirror, and I sleep very well at night.

213 posted on Thursday, March 01, 2012 8:37:13 AM by NELSON111: “Hey...Ive seen my fair share of FReepers dance on the grave of a dead lefty. Now granted...most of us try to shut them up...but the point is this: We have our low lifes over here too.”

239 posted on Thursday, March 01, 2012 8:41:53 AM by skeeter: “To: NELSON111: ‘We have our low lifes over here too.’ I don't think there's any comparison. The left is vile.”

324 posted on Thursday, March 01, 2012 9:06:19 AM by napscoordinator: “Daily KOS says to keep it respectful, but the collective are not. They say that the conservatives including Breitbart didnt give any respect to Ted Kennedy when he died. I dont know about that but really what does it matter. They should take the high road and be respectful. I guess that is too difficult for them.”

528 posted on Thursday, March 01, 2012 10:39:50 AM by cherry: “don't you think its time we got a little MORE vile?....I mean how many decades do we go thru getting thrashed by the enemy who uses stronger tactics... no more mr. nice guy....fight fire with fire.... “

The difference is over here most Freepers called for respectful language and finally the moderators stepped in and set an appropriate tone by stopping the worst of it.

Over on the left wing fringe, respect for office and for duly constituted authority does not exist. It does not exist because the leftists don't believe in such things.

We do, and we need to act accordingly.

The worst of the leftists are socialists, communists, and anarchists, if not in their avowed theory, then in their actual practices. “Community organizing” is an innocuous term for Alinsky’s “Rules for Radicals,” and those tactics are downright dangerous. Their practices have spread from the radicals to infect the moderately liberal element because they work — disrespect is a powerful toxin made all the more dangerous because it often feels good to “stick it to the man.” Even though those tactics work, we as conservatives need to avoid them because they have their own logic, and when consistently practiced, will lead us places we do not want to go.

265 posted on Thursday, March 01, 2012 8:51:19 AM by SueRae: “Took a walk on the wild side over at DU...and Im relieved to see that the vaaast majority of posts are empathetic and gracious. There will always be a few on any public arena but by and large, I observed very civil remarks.”

I'm glad to hear that.

The way we treat those with whom we strongly disagree says a lot about our internal character. When the gloves come off and we're angry enough to fight back hard, observers find what comes out of our inner selves.

I have no idea what Breitbart did or didn't do with Sen. Kennedy's death. I do know that we shouldn't be piling on Sen. Kennedy, Breitbart, or almost anyone else.

Yes, I do know about Psalm 139:19-22: “Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain. Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.”

The key point is for that passage to apply, the person must be an enemy of God, not merely our own enemy. Such cases exist — the Kim family of North Korea, Joseph Stalin, and similar God-haters and church-persecutors come to mind — but they are few and far between.

When DrO came into tell me that Rush was talking about our warrior hero Andrew's sudden death, I was so sad and stunned, I immediately got dressed to go downtown to Church light a candle for him to pray for his sweet soul and for his grieving family. I've been too depressed to post, but I've read all your pings to the additonal news. May God hold him dear and comfort his family. It's still hard for me to accept that our Lord thought Andrew's work in this life was complete, but I'm trying.

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